NVIDIA NVS 315 vs NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 315 and NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA NVS 315

NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 315

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 25 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 179 vs 163
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.025 vs 2.566
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 79.479 vs 53.127
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.705 vs 4.47
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.573 vs 5.049
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 942 vs 764
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1382 vs 1131
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 942 vs 764
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1382 vs 1131

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 March 2013 vs 2 April 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 25 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	179 vs 163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.025 vs 2.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.479 vs 53.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.705 vs 4.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.573 vs 5.049
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	942 vs 764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1382 vs 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	942 vs 764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1382 vs 1131

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM

Around 3% higher memory clock speed: 1794 MHz vs 1750 MHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 320 vs 300
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 983 vs 882

Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed	1794 MHz vs 1750 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	320 vs 300
Geekbench - OpenCL	983 vs 882

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 315
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

300

320

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

179

163

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

882

983

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.025

2.566

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

79.479

53.127

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.705

4.47

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.573

5.049

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

942

764

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1382

1131

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

942

764

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1382

1131

Name	NVIDIA NVS 315	NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	300	320
PassMark - G2D Mark	179	163
Geekbench - OpenCL	882	983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.025	2.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	79.479	53.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.705	4.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.573	5.049
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	942	764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1382	1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	942	764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1382	1131

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA NVS 315	NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GF119	GF119
Launch date	10 March 2013	2 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$159
Place in performance rating	1570	1571
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	523 MHz	523 MHz
Floating-point performance	100.4 gflops	100.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	48
Texture fill rate	4.184 GTexel / s	4.184 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	292 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DMS-59	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	14 GB / s	14.35 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1794 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3